Maps
What directions are used for latitude?
North and South
Give five examples of different types of weather
Answers vary: rainy, windy, sunny, cold, hot, stormy, foggy, hailstorm, snowy, heat wave, polar vortex, etc.
Give the definition for Geography
The study of the natural environment and people, and how these interact with one another
What is the name of the box in a corner of a map that gives you information about how to interpret the map?
(1/2 points for scale)
What directions are used for longitude?
East and West
What do scientists predict will happen to climate zones as average global temperatures rise (climate change)?
If a geographer were to study the spread of a social media trend around the world, would they be studying human or physical geography?
Human Geography
What are three different ways that a map can give information? (not political or physical maps)
Color, size, symbols
What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?
Name at least three different climate zone names
Tropical, subtropical, polar, subpolar, temperate, etc.
If a geographer were to study the ocean's currents would they be studying human or physical geography?
Physical Geography
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Ms. Jessen's least favorite map that we studied at the stations? Why?
Mercator because the size of the continents is so distorted! Africa and South America are not small! Europe is not that big!
Describe the relative location of Mexico.
South of the United States, West of the Gulf of Mexico, On the border of Guatemala and Belize, North of South America, etc.
What happens to climate zones as you get further from the equator?
Both north and south, the climate gets colder. It receives less direct sunlight.
Describe the site and situation of Minnesota as a state.
Situation: Major highways and the Mississippi connect it to other states and areas of trade. Major cities with access to goods and resources from all over the world.
Look at the map of the divided America. What is one trend you notice on the map?
Most Democrat voting areas are major cities, more Democrat voting areas are coastal/Republican voting areas are more inland, Republican voting areas take up more land area, and the majority of each state, Democrat voting areas have a higher population, etc.
Latitude and longitude lines
What happens to climate zones as you get further from the prime meridian?
The climate zone stays about the same.
Find these three coordinates:
15 N, 90 W
75 S, 30 E
40 N, 145 E
On Map: I will check
What type of map is best used for visually comparing statistics for countries or states to one another? (You don't have to give the name of the map, just describe)
Cartogram map is the easiest way to compare areas to one another based on statistics